Almost Lost in the Wild and Now Restored
SECTION 2: Saved in the Eleventh Hour
In 2008, I was appointed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources as international ambassador for the frog—and when I was in New Zealand, I met another ambassador, Phil Bishop. He presented me with a painting of Hamilton’s frogs. They are attractive, brown with black markings—and, Phil told me, Read More
Channel Island Fox (credit: Tim Coonan).
These endangered foxes are found on six (San Miguel; Santa Cruz; Santa Rosa; Santa Catalina, and not Read More
Trumpeter Swan (credit: © Thomas D. Mangelsen).
The trumpeter swan is North America’s largest endemic waterbird. A large male Read More
When I was visiting at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland, one of the staff members, Kathleen (Kathy) O’Malley, shared some stories about the special whoopers she’s nurtured. Canus, the founding sire whooping crane of Patuxent, was a small chick with an injured wing when he was captured on Canadian nesting grounds in 1964. Read More
Sometimes it takes, as they say, a village to save a species, and such is the case with the US comeback of the little aplomado falcon. Up until the 1930s, the aplomado falcon was considered fairly common in coastal Texas and across parts of the Southwest. This medium-size falcon is about two or three Read More
An adult bald eagle protests as research Jack Holt enters a nest to band young and take measurements and blood samples. (credit: Ron Austing).
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Every single time I see wild whales up close, I find it hard to fathom the magnitude of what I am experiencing. The size, the grace, the beauty of these creatures is mind boggling. And that they allow humans so close is truly a gift from them to us. Though most whales are declining Read More
